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Extra Carbon Dioxide Helps Lower Layers of the Amazon Thrive—for Now

by Sofia Moutinho 29 April 202429 April 2024

Plants living in the shadows grew faster when exposed to excess carbon dioxide. But this short-term effect could vanish in a high-emission-induced warmer future, making the forest a carbon source.

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Middle-of-the-Road Mountains Form the Best Carbon Sinks

by Martin J. Kernan 26 April 202416 July 2025

Silicate rock weathering has a sweet spot: erosion that isn’t too fast or too slow.

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Mars Mission’s Monetary Roller Coaster Hits New Lows

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 24 April 202424 April 2024

In February, the NASA research center laid off more than 500 people, citing congressional budget uncertainties over the controversial Mars Sample Return mission. What is its path forward?

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Climate Change Threatens 70% of Winemaking Regions

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 24 April 202424 April 2024

In regions where natural resources are scarce or economies depend on producing certain wines, adapting and diversifying grape crops is easier said than done.

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What’s Next for the Anthropocene?

by Meghie Rodrigues 23 April 202423 April 2024

Researchers weigh in on the meaning and aftermath of the decision to reject designating “Anthropocene” as an official geological epoch.

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Ocean Waves Mist Decades-Old PFAS into the Atmosphere

by Grace van Deelen 22 April 202422 April 2024

“Forever chemicals” enter the air as sea spray aerosols, polluting coastlines and beyond.

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Núcleos de hielo de la Antártica capturan la contaminación de los metales pesados y su historia

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 22 April 202422 April 2024

Un núcleo de hielo que tiene registro más de 2 milenios, sugiere que la minería y la metalurgia aumentaron y disminuyeron con acontecimientos como las guerras y las epidemias.

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Martian Jumble May Be Hiding a Giant Volcano

Damond Benningfield, Science Writer by Damond Benningfield 19 April 202419 April 2024

The discovery of Noctis Mons could make the region a target for future Mars missions.

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Swift Quakes Caused by Stomping Feet, Not Booming Beat

by Carolyn Wilke 18 April 202418 April 2024

Concert tunes don’t make the same seismic noise as the exuberant crowd does.

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From First Continents to Fancy Countertops

by Tom Metcalfe 18 April 202420 June 2024

A new study suggests melting gabbros may have helped form Earth’s first continents, riling a long-standing debate.

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